Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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